Item - 2021.GL22.14

The General Government and Licensing Committee:

1. In accordance with Section 71-11.1.1.C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code (Financial Control), authorized the amendment of Purchase Order Number 6034062, issued to Adamson Associates Architects to provide professional architectural services, in the additional amount of up to $357,772 net of all taxes and charges ($364,068 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), increasing the current value from $5,820,142 ($5,922,576 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $6,177,914 net of all taxes and charges ($6,286,645 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

This report provides General Government and Licensing Committee with a project update on the redevelopment of St. Lawrence Market North, the project design and construction, and informs the Committee of changes to the design of the facility, stemming from new operational requirements identified by Court Services. The change will provide the public with more timely access to justice and improve court capacity for the more serious provincial offences charges filed with the Court. As such, the revisited design improves Court Services ability to support in-person, virtual and hybrid court proceedings and is consistent with the Provincial Offences court system modernization and access to justice principles. The proposed changes include, a new Case Management Courtroom, further virtualization of Court proceedings in accordance with orders from the Ontario Court of Justice, and Toronto Police Service information and technology requirements. At the same time, the revisited design incorporates the latest workplace modernization principles.

At this time, Corporate Real Estate Management requires authority to amend the existing design contract with Adamson Associates Architects in order to complete the necessary design changes, and to determine the implementation cost of the requested changes. Once the costs to implement the new design requirements have been determined, Corporate Real Estate Management will report back to the General Government and Licensing Committee in 2022 to request authority to amend the construction contract with Buttcon Limited / Atlas Corporation Joint Venture.